The #1 lightweight ring: Was the throne of Shakur Stefenson on the basis of Superbber opposition?

Shakur Stephenon shows today social media about his first ranking in the top ten in the ring in light weight, and dared to fighters to “get this battle from me.”

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Speaking about his rise to the first rank in the past three months, Stephennon (24-0, 11 Cos) says he “kicked the door down and took first place.” Shakour’s victory was ranked first in his unanimous victory over William Zebida on July 12, 2025.

One manufactured one?

What Stephenson does not say is that he achieved the first place in the episode’s classifications without fighting any of these talented light weights: Andy Cruz, Floyd Chauvid, Jadi Herrera, Raymond Moratala, and Abdullah Mason.

Fans are considered these fighters Peer In the lightweight section and the main threats to end Shakur’s summary referee in 135. So far, Stephenson has been able to avoid fighting any of these dominant predators.

Is this an accident that Shakur did not fight any of them, or a sign that he is a manufacturer made to look better than he is with the smart success that the promoters did?

Top 10 lightweight classifications

1. Shakour Stephenon
2. Jervonta Davis
3. Raymond Muratala
4. William Zebida
5. Andy Cruz
6. Floyd Chauvied
7. Dennis Princhik
8. Sam Nox
9. Abdullah Mason
10. Lucas Bahdi

3 months ago I was in third place when I learned that I should not be there .. kick the door down and took the first place, tell someone now get this place from me 😤 https://t.co/bvrzblyiss

– Shakur Stephenson (Shakorsteneson) September 4, 2025

The arrangement on weak opposition

• William Zebida: W-du 12
• Josh Badley: W-Tko 9
• Artem Hartyunyan: W-du 12
• Edwin de Los Santos: W-du 12
• Shuichiro Yoshino: W-Tko 6

I don’t think these victories are good enough to be classified as Shakur 1 in Ring magazine categories in lightweight. One can shoot holes through all these five fighters, because they are all defective in their own way.

First of all, Badli A. Part -time boxer with an electrical job. It was brought as a substitute after Shakur came out of the original, Floyd Chaufield, from the battle with food poisoning of February 22, 2025 event.

Shweshero Yoshino has never overcome any prominent opposition at the time Shakur fought on April 8, 2023. Yoshino has since been released by Bruce Cyro Choi in the eighth round last April.

Artem Harutinian was inactive for one year and was starting from a unanimous loss of 12 rounds to Frank Martin while Stevenson fought on July 6, 2024. Harotiannan has not fought since he lost to Shakur by a decision of 12 rounds. You can say that this is the other part -time boxer, Stephennon, to strike in lightweight.

No one of the best fighters, Shakur, was not in 135, William Zebida, a great pierced and less threat. Some fans on social media did not agree with the statistics of the battle, which showed to Hakor Outlanden Zebida despite the picking of many body clips in each round. Stephenson was almost installed on the ropes, the entire battle, in an attempt to ban the fire from Zebida on his gloves.

Statistics.

• William Zebida: 272 of 979 punch delivered by 28 %
• Shakur Stephenon: 295 out of 565 rounds for 52 %

jewel Of the five who fought Shakur in 135, Edwin de Los Santos fell more difficult, however, he found himself at the recipient of a unanimous decision from 12 November 2023.

Stephenson fans screaming at Ringside to choose to move to the entire battle. Only 65 fell in the entire battle due to the non -stop movement, which she used to evade the large punches from De Los Santos. It was a battle that could have been going in the other direction, given the most difficult and aggressive shots Edwin. The person was making the battle with his pressure. The referees recorded 116-112, 115-113 and 116-112, all of this for Stevenson.